PITTSBURGH — Pitt junior point guard Levance Fields will be out eight to 12 weeks with a broken foot, the second Panthers starter knocked out of the lineup in as many games.

Fields was hurt driving to the basket in No. 6 Pittsburgh's (11-1) first defeat of the season, an 80-55 loss in Dayton on Saturday night. He will have surgery Monday on the broken fifth metatarsal bone in his left foot, the school announced Sunday.

"We're extremely disappointed for Levance," coach Jamie Dixon said. "We expect him to make a full recovery and return sometime later in the season."

The prognosis means Fields will likely miss the rest of the regular season, including Big East conference play. Pitt's next game is Jan. 2 at home against Lafayette.

Fields averaged 11.9 points, 3.8 rebounds and 5.4 assists in 12 starts for Pitt this season, his second as a starter. He had started 49 straight games at Pitt.

Small forward Mike Cook is also out for the year after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee in Pitt's 65-64 win over Duke at Madison Square Garden on Dec. 20.

Fields' injury leaves Pitt with little depth.

Ronald Ramon is likely to replace Fields at the point, but has been inconsistent this season. Ramon is nursing a sore shoulder and missed all eight shots in the Dayton loss; Ramon is 1-for-15 in the last two games.

Fields earned ESPN.com National Player of the Week honors for his 21-point performance against Duke, which included the game-winning 3-point shot with 4.7 seconds left.

Pitt is now down to nine scholarship players because redshirt freshman Austin Wallace was lost for the season when he fractured his patella in practice earlier this month.